The Royals U18's fell to a 6-0 loss away to Aston Villa this weekend, as a Kofi Poyser hat-trick subjected them to an unfortunate defeat.

Ryan Simmonds, Richard Blythe and Andras Stieber were the other scorers for the home side, who fielded a far more experienced line up.

Our youngsters will have a free weekend to reflect on the defeat before returning to action at Hogwood on the 31st October, with another tricky test against Tottenham Hotspur.

Reading: Dean Santangelo, Carl McHugh, Angus Macdonald C, Nick Arnold, Alex Stockinger (Jack Mills 45), John Goddard, James Rowe, Harry Harding (Abdulai Bell-Baggie 53), Lawson D'ath (Charlie Losasso 25), Jacob Walcott, Jake Taylor